Clavia's Nord Drum is a four-channel virtual analogue drum synthesizer. Combining 100 per cent synthesized sample-free sounds with state-of-the-art trigger response, it is a dynamic, expressive instrument designed to supplement any drum kit with a vast palette of playable electronic percussion.

The Nord Drum has four channels, in other words it is capable of creating four different drum sounds at once. Each channel can be triggered either from MIDI or from drum triggers, and the Nord Drum can therefore both be used to add electronic sounds to a drum kit, or be controlled from sequencers or MIDI keyboards. Each sound can be made up of a tone, a click and noise.

About Gavin Harrison
Gavin is a four-time winner of Modern Drummer Magazine's poll Best Progressive Drummer of the Year. In 2011 he was voted best progressive drummer by Drum! magazine.

Gavin is known not to be a fan of sample-based electronic drums. But he is enthusiastic about the latest addition to his drum set-up:

"Playing the Nord Drum is the most fun I've had from electronic drums. Playing a percussion synthesizer is so much more expressive than playing samples."

Clavia and Nord Drum
Clavia started out as a digital drum company back in 1983 and launched the legendary ddrum in 1984.

The Nord Drum, unveiled at the Winter NAMM Show 2012, is a revolutionary 4-channel drum synthesizer that is the result of a creative collaboration between Clavia and drum/music technology enthusiasts Bruniusson & Berg.